On 19-Sep-2003, "Mike in Mystic" wrote:

comparing those two spending figures is ridiculous. Different situations
entirely.

Look into it. Bush has been expanding the cilly service without any reference
to war, terrorism or much of anything else. Iraq is budgeted outside of the
regular budget process. He and his cabinet have been expanding govt and
spending willy nilly to do it. Never give any idiot in govt the benefit of the
doubt.

Mike